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#FE7E34 Color

#FE7E34 is rgb(254, 126, 52) in RGB, hsl(22, 99%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 80%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Tangelo (#F07427), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE7E34
HEX#FE7E34
RGBrgb(254, 126, 52)
HSLhsl(22, 99%, 60%)
HSVhsv(22, 80%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 80%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.177 47)
LABlab(67.44% 46.66 61.05)
LCHlch(67.44% 76.84 52.61)

What #FE7E34 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FE7E34, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FE7E34 Channel Values

How #FE7E34 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 254 · G 126 · B 528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 99% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 80% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 80% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE7E34 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FE7E34

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE7E34; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FE7E34

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #FE7E34 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FE7E34
Protanopia#9E9E31
Protanomaly#CC9232
Deuteranopia#B6B61D
Deuteranomaly#D7A328
Tritanopia#FF7878
Tritanomaly#FF7A63
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

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Using #FE7E34 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fe7e34: #FE7E34;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE7E34;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe7e34': '#FE7E34' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.494, blue: 0.204)
Android XML<color name="color_fe7e34">#FE7E34</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE7E34"

More Orange Colors

#FE7E34 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FE7E34 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE7E34?

#FE7E34 is a light orange — rgb(254, 126, 52) in RGB and hsl(22, 99%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Tangelo (#F07427), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.24.

What is the RGB value of #FE7E34?

#FE7E34 is rgb(254, 126, 52) — red 254, green 126, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE7E34?

#FE7E34 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 80%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE7E34 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE7E34 scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE7E34 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE7E34 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 12.48, which is visibly different.

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